Preface

The Sun Cluster 3.0-3.1 With Sun StorEdge 6320 System Manual for Solaris OS provides procedures that are specific
to a SunTM StorEdgeTM 6320 system that is
placed in a SunTM Cluster environment.

Use this manual with any version of Sun Cluster 3.0 or 3.1 software in SPARC® based clusters and any supported version of Wun
Cluster 3.1 software in x86 based clusters. Unless otherwise noted, procedures are
the same for all supported Sun Cluster 3.0 or 3.1 versions. See the Revision History for a list of changes to this manual.

Note –

In this document, the term “x86” refers to the Intel 32-bit
family of microprocessor chips and compatible microprocessor chips made by AMD.

Sun Cluster software runs on two platforms, SPARC and x86. The information in
this document pertains to both platforms unless otherwise specified in a special
chapter, section, note, bulleted item, figure, table, or example.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is for Sun representatives who are performing the initial installation
of a Sun Cluster configuration and for system administrators who are responsible for
maintaining the system.

This document is intended for experienced system administrators with extensive
knowledge of Sun software and hardware. Do not use this document as a planning or
presales guide. You should have already determined your system requirements and purchased
the appropriate equipment and software before reading this document.

Related Documentation

The following books provide conceptual information or procedures to administer hardware
and applications. If you plan to use this documentation in a hardcopy format, ensure
that you have these books available for your reference.

The following Sun Cluster books
support the Sun Cluster 3.1, 2004, and 2005 releases. If you are maintaining a different
version of Sun Cluster software, refer to the appropriate documentation. All Sun Cluster documentation
is available at http://docs.sun.com.

Documentation that is not available at http://docs.sun.com is listed with the appropriate URL.

Using UNIX
Commands

This document contains information about commands that are used to install,
configure, or upgrade a Sun Cluster configuration. This document might not contain
complete information about basic UNIX® commands
and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring
devices.

See one or more of the following sources for this information:

Online documentation for the SolarisTM Operating
System (Solaris OS)

Other software documentation that you received with your system

Solaris Operating System man pages

Getting Help

If you have problems installing or using Sun Cluster, contact your service
provider and provide the following information.

Your name and email address (if available)

Your company name, address, and phone number

The model number and serial number of your systems

The release number of the operating environment (for example, Solaris 9)

The release number of Sun Cluster (for example, Sun Cluster 3.1
8/05)

Use the following commands to gather information about your system for your
service provider.

Command

Function

prtconf -v

Displays the size of the system memory and reports information about peripheral
devices

psrinfo -v

Displays information about processors

showrev -p

Reports which patches are installed

prtdiag -v

Displays system diagnostic information

/usr/cluster/bin/scinstall -pv

Displays Sun Cluster release and package version information

Also have available the contents of the /var/adm/messages file.

Documentation, Support,
and Training

The Sun web site provides information
about the following additional
resources:

Typographic
Conventions

The following table describes the typographic
conventions that are used in this book.

Table P–4 Typographic
Conventions

Typeface

Meaning

Example

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories,
and onscreen computer output

Edit your .login file.

Use ls -a to
list all files.

machine_name% you have
mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, contrasted with onscreen
computer output

machine_name%su

Password:

aabbcc123

Placeholder: replace with a real name
or value

The command to remove a file is rmfilename.

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new terms, and terms to
be emphasized

Read Chapter 6 in the User's
Guide.

A cache is a copy
that is stored locally.

Do not save the
file.

Note: Some
emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts
in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX® system
prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell,
Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–5 Shell
Prompts

Shell

Prompt

C shell

machine_name%

C shell for superuser

machine_name#

Bourne shell and Korn shell

$

Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser

#

Product Training

Sun Microsystems offers training in many Sun technologies through a variety of instructor-led courses and self-paced courses. For information about the training courses that Sun offers and to enroll in a class, visit Sun Training at http://training.sun.com/.